Research topics

  • Robotics and autonomous systems
  • Control systems and path planning
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Human-computer interaction and interface design
  • Ship hydrodynamics and design

Faculty researchers

Karim Abdel-Malek

Karim Abdel-Malek

Title/Position
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Interim Director, Iowa Technology Institute
Er-Wei Bai

Er-Wei Bai

Title/Position
College of Engineering Distinguished Professor
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tyler Bell

Tyler Bell

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
James Buchholz

James Buchholz

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Venanzio Cichella

Venanzio Cichella

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Joe Gomes

Joe Gomes

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Casey Harwood

Casey Harwood

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Kishlay Jha

Kishlay Jha

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Caterina Lamuta

Caterina Lamuta

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Yang Liu

Yang Liu

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dan McGehee portrait

Daniel McGehee

Title/Position
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Director, Driving Safety Research Institute
Sharif Rahman

Sharif Rahman

Title/Position
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Salam Rahmatalla

Salam Rahmatalla

Title/Position
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Punam Saha

Punam Saha

Title/Position
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Thomas Schnell

Thomas Schnell

Title/Position
Captain Jim "Max" Gross Chair in Engineering
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Director, Iowa Technology Institute
Milan Sonka

Milan Sonka

Title/Position
Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Director, Iowa Initiative for Artificial Intelligence
Co-director, Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging
Frederick Stern

Frederick Stern

Title/Position
George D. Ashton Professor of Hydroscience and Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Hiroyuki Sugiyama

Hiroyuki Sugiyama

Title/Position
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Researcher, Iowa Technology Institute
Deema Totah portrait

Deema Totah

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
H.S. Udaykumar

H.S. Udaykumar

Title/Position
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty
Roy J. Carver Professor of Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Cong Wang portrait

Cong Wang

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering